Growing stawberries in Spain

[dga]

Hello,

I have some English strawberry seeds and what to grow them here in Spain. Can anybody provide any advise? Should I start indoors, or go straight outside? Currently its about 20 C during the day and around 9 C in the evening. I do not have much space so was planning on putting the plants into hanging baskets.

Thanks,

DGA

[alan in cordoba]

Hi.
some years ago when we lived in Lincolnshire my wife bought strawberry seeds from Wilcos in Louth, when they germinated they did not look at all like strawberry s and every day looked more and more like nettles( at that time we had a solid fuel cooker on which I sterilized soil so that was not the problem). Anyhow this year we have had more success with runners (nietos in Spanish) given to me by a Spanish friend and we have picked over the last week.So next year I suggest you find someone who has established strawberry and beg borrow or steal a few runners or alternatively because you only want a fiew buy them from a garden center.